Passenger-car frame.



No. a19,215.

n PTENTED MAY 1,` 1906.

G. GIBBs PASSENGER GAE FRAME.

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GEORGE GlBBS, OF NEW YORK, N.

PASSENGER-CAR FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' may 1, 190e.

Application filed May 13, 1905. Serial No. 260,281.

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Figure 1 is a lan view of aA portion of the underl'raming o the car.Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the car. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewofthe arrangement of carlines and urlins for the roof and hood framingsecured t ereto.

Fie'. 4 is a cross-sectional view throu h the' side sills andcentersills, one of the cross-bearers being shown in elevation. Fig. 5 is atop plan view of one of the cross-bearers. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary topplan view of the tension member for the cross-bearing truss and theconnection lo the car side. Fig. 7 is a view iii-elevation of aslightly-modified form of cross-bearer. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of theFig. E) is a side elevational view of one of the intermediatecross-bearers'and Fig. 10 is a top-plan View of the same.

This invention relates to railway-cars, but

-particularly to passenger-cars; and one of the objects is to provide acarfpossessing a ininimunl weight and affording a maximum strength andseating capacity.

"Other objects and advantages, as well as the novel details of'construction, will be more specifically referred to hereinafter, itbeing understood that chauves in the form, proportion, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the s irit ofthe invention or sacrificing any of tlie advantages thereof.

The car shown in the accom anying drawings is shown as being providewith side sills 1. 1, extending beyond the end sills of the car, whichend vsills are formed of channels 2 and 3,

arranged back to back and having their end of the other and to affordstrength.' They are connected at their respective ends to t-'he sidesills and to the webs of the I-beam center sills 4 and 5 in any suitablemanner. The

beam center-sill members, like the side sills,

extend beyond the end sills of tlze car and coi'.-

stitute sup Orts for the platform, serving as a vestibule o thecar. Thebolst ers may be of any well-known construction and are secured to theside sills to carry the weight. from the side trusses to the centerplate and to add strength and rigidity to the finished strueture. Atsuitable oints along the sides of the car are upstandi'ng posts 9, whichposts extend to the roof-deck and are of flanged shapes. These posts areillustrated as being T-shaped in cross-section. commerciall -flangedshapes may be substituted therefbr. The double posts 9l are shown asangles. Between the posts 9a are vertically-a'`1'ranged lT-irons 10,Whose central fianges project inwardly and each supports one end of anangle floor-sill 11, which angle floor-sill is arran ed so thatitsflange is in a horizontal plane elow the plane of the Hoor. Thefloor-sills 11 are secured to the Webs of the I-beam center sills byangle-plates 12.

Between the I-beam center sills are fillerf castings 13.

Straps 14 are secured to the lower flanges of the floor-sills 11 andalso to the filler-castings 13, as illustrated in Fig. 4.Floor-supporting strips 15 extend longitudinally of the car-body fromend sill to end sill, and these floor-supporting strips are preferablyin the form of an les either cut away along their flanges, so t at thehead flan' es 16 may be secured to the to of the floor-si ls,

l! space between the I-bearn center sills is proy vided with one or morefillers 6, and the I- However, other or arranged so th-at their angeswill rest in recesses 1n the Hoor-'sills in an obvious manner. TheseHoor supportm tops of the center sills, so that a floor-sheet may bereadily secured upon the underframingy and, if desired, receive acovering of plas tic material, such as' is commonly employed inconnection with passenger-cars.

17 indicates plate-girder sides, of which the side-sill angles 1 formthe tension members and the bulb angles 17*"the compression members, thelatter serving also as a belt-rail, the

strips prefer "ably lie in the same plane as t e planes of the IOO ITG

is in the form of-a channel. These two yangles are arranged one on eachinner flange of the end-sill members 2 and 3, and each channel is spaceda sufficient distance from the overlapping edge of the end of thelategirder to forma slot through which a s iding door may operate.

The roof is illustrated as comprising side angles 21, supported by andsecured vto the upper ends of the posts 9 and 9, and secured to thehorizontal iianges of these angles 21 are angle-carlines 22, which arefastened to the side angles bv fastening devices 23. The purlins 24 areillustrated as comprising sections arranged in longitudinal alinementand are secured to the respective -carlines A transverse hood-bow 25 isarranged at each end of the `car and comprises an angle secured to thepurlins 24 and to the side angles 21.

26 designates an end bow connected to the side angles 21 at the ends ofthe car, and to this bow are secured the purlins 24a. The purlins 24aare bent at their ends, so as to enga e the end bow 26.

he hood is reinforced by vertically-arran ed plates 27, which aresecured to the pur ins in any well-known manner. The vertical flanges ofthe side angles 21, which are secured to the vertical posts 9 and 9a,have thefacia-plates 28, riveted to the outer faces thereof, saidfacia-plates voverlapping the lower edges of sai d. vertical anges andbeing onnected to the vertical posts, as shown in fig. 2. In Figs. 7 and8 I have illustrated a modiied form of floor-support connection in whichthe strap 14 consists of a strip of metal bent to the desired form,whereas in the form illustrated in Fig. 5 I have shown this strap ascomprising an angle member.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I have-shown cross-bearers consisting of Astraps ofmetal, designated by the reference-numeral 29, which are secured to theyside and center sills, respectively, the fillers 30 being interposedbetween the center-sill members` The floor-sills 11 are reinforced byinclined tension members `31, each of which are secured at one endthereto and at the opposite end to one of the vertical posts 9 or 9a. Inthis form the element 31 being a tension member the compression memberwill be the Hoor-sill 1 1 5 but as this construction is similar to theconstruction of a truss forming the subject-matter of a' patent grantedto me September 12, 1905,being No. 799,325, I do not deem it necessaryto specifically refer to it in this de-V scription. These trusses,however, communicate the weight, or at least a large portionthereof,'tovthe'sides of the car.

' I-Iaving thus described the invention, what ,is claimed as new, andldesired to be securedby Letters Patent, is

I. In a passenger-car, thelc'ombination with plate-girder sides, postsriveted to and Vthe car; su stantia' ly as described.

carried by said sides, a roof having side angles with flanges overlappinthe posts, fastenings for securing said ang es to said posts, anda'facia-plate riveted to theside angles: substantially as described.

2. In a passenger car, the combination with plate-girder sides, postsriveted to and carried by said sides, an angle carried by the upper endsof said pos'ts and connect ed thereto, and a facia-plate riveted to saidangle and 7 5 overlapping the lower edge of the same substantially asdescribed.

3. In a passengercar, the combination with platerder sides, of postsriveted to and carried )y said sides, flanged side plates 8O riveted tothe upper ends of said posts, and facia-plates secured to the flangedside plates; substantially as described.

4; In a assenger car, the combination with the si' es thereof havingvertical posts 85 connected thereto, of flanged side plates connecteddirectly to said posts at the upper edges ofthe sides, facia-platesalong the upper edges of each side and secured to the flanged sideplates thereof, and carlines riveted to 9o the said flanged side plates;substantially as described.

' 5. In a passender-car, the combination of vertical posts, sice anglescarried by the up- Vper ends of said posts and connected thereto,

and a facia-plate carried by'the up er ends of said posts andoverlapping the e ges of the side angles; substantially as described.

6. In a passenger-car', the combination with plate-girder sides, postsriveted thereto, roo

a flan ed side plate overlapping the upper ends osaid posts, afacialateriveted to the posts, and carlines rivete to the side plate;substantially as described.

7. In apassenger-car, the combination of I plateirder sides, postsriveted thereto,' a side p a'te riveted to said posts, andverticallydisposed sheets at the ends of the car having their endsspaced away from the sides to provide door-entering slots; substantiallyas de- I Ic scribed. v

8. In a passenger-car, the combination with plate-girder sldes, metallicsheets at the ends of the car, vertical channels connected to themetallic sheets, said channels 'being 1 I 5 spaced away from the sidesof the car to provide door-entering slots ,substantially as described.

9. In a passenger-car, the combination ofl a plate-virder s ide whosetension-liange is in- I 2o wardly disposed, a compression member havinan outwardly-disposed ange and comprising the bell-rail for theplate-girder' sides, and an an le side late at the upper edge of 10, Ina passenger-car, the combination. with plate-glrder vsides and centersills, of a truss comprising cross-bearers secured to thesidesand-center sills, straps connectin the cross-bearer members oneither side o the 13o 12. In a passenger-car, the combination; withplate-glrder sides and center s1l1s, oo1ns pression members connected tothe plategirder sides and center sills, devices connectinothecompression members and extending be ow the center sills, and tensionmembers connected to the sides, to the compression [SEAL] A Correctionin Lettes Patent No. 819,215.

members and to the connecting devices; substantially as described.

13. In a railway passenger-car, the combination with plate-girder sides-and center sills, compression' membersV connected to the f sides andcenter sills, a commercially-shaped beam connecting Athe compressionmembers on both sldes of the center s1lls,a11d tension members connectedto the compression members, to the commercially-shaped beam and to thesides; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix-my signature, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 8th day of May. 1905.

GEORGE GIBBS.

l/Vitnesses:

W. L. MURRAY, H. S. JOHNSON,

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No'. 819,215, granted May1, 1906, upon the application of George Gibbs, of New York, N. Y., foran improvement in Passenger-Car Frames, an error appears in the printedspecification requiring .con rcction as follows: Inline 123, page 2, thecompound word bel1-rai1 'should 'read i belt-mil and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with this'correction therein that the samemay conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.-

Sgned and sealed this 28th day of May, A. D., 1907.

- E. B. MOORE,

Acting. Commissioner of -Patenla 12. In a passenger-car, thecombination; with plate-glrder sides and center s1l1s, oo1ns pressionmembers connected to the plategirder sides and center sills, devicesconnectinothe compression members and extending be ow the center sills,and tension members connected to the sides, to the compression [SEAL] ACorrection in Lettes Patent No. 819,215.

members and to the connecting devices; substantially as described.

13. In a railway passenger-car, the combination with plate-girder sides-and center sills, compression' membersV connected to the f sides andcenter sills, a commercially-shaped beam connecting Athe compressionmembers on both sldes of the center s1lls,a11d tension members connectedto the compression members, to the commercially-shaped beam and to thesides; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix-my signature, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 8th day of May. 1905.

GEORGE GIBBS.

l/Vitnesses:

W. L. MURRAY, H. S. JOHNSON,

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No'. 819,215, granted May1, 1906, upon the application of George Gibbs, of New York, N. Y., foran improvement in Passenger-Car Frames, an error appears in the printedspecification requiring .con rcction as follows: Inline 123, page 2, thecompound word bel1-rai1 'should 'read i belt-mil and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with this'correction therein that the samemay conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.-

Sgned and sealed this 28th day of May, A. D., 1907.

- E. B. MOORE,

Acting. Commissioner of -Patenla Correction in Letters Patent No.819,215.

It is hereby eertied that in Letters Patent No. 819,215, granted May 1,1906,

. upon the application of George Gibbs, of New York, N. Y., for animprovement in i Passenger-Car Frames, an error appears in the printedspecification requiring correction as follows: In line 123, page 2, thecompound word bell-rail should read belt-rail; and that the said LettersPatent should be read with this correction therein i that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Oce.

Signed and sealed this 28th day of May, A. D., 1907.

[SEAL] E. B. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

